The Hon. Joseph A. Wapner, former Presiding Judge of the L.A. Superior Court and judge on "The People's Court", was announced as the 60th anniversary spokesman at the LRIS 60th anniversary reception. Pictured are: Wapner, LRIS Directing Attorney Patricia Hurst Holt, LACBA President David Pasternak, and LRIS Advisory Committee Co-Chair Robert Kwan.

Los Angeles, October 31, 1997 - The  Los Angeles County Bar Association's Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS)  is proud to celebrate sixty years in serving the community. Since 1937, over half a million businesses and consumers have been referred to attorneys, including 60,000 people last year. In addition, nearly half a million calls were made to  SmartLaw ^SM  , the automated telephone legal information service. In honor of its sixtieth anniversary, LRIS donated  $60,000  to the public service projects of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. The money will help fund legal assistance projects dealing with domestic violence, AIDS/HIV, the homeless, and immigration, among others. 

Lisa Proft presents L.A. County Board of Supervisor Gloria Molina's proclamation for LRIS's 60 years of service to the community to Patricia Hurst Holt.

Patricia Hurst Holt welcomes approximately 200 attorneys and LRIS supporters at the 60th anniversary celebration at MOCA.

For more information about the Los Angeles County Bar's Lawyer Referral and Information Service(State Bar Cert. #0042).

For more information about the  SmartLaw^SM system.